Ironing board accessory



Jan. 28, 1947.

R. ULLBERG IRONING BOARD ACCESSORY Filed Au 8, 1944 Zzzifi UZZZrgi' IN V EN TOR.

Patented Jan. 28, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

My invention relates to ironing board'acces- I sories, and more particularly to receptacles for the overhanging or pendent portions of garments or other articles being ironed to save them from touching the floor and becoming soiled, and my main object is to provide a receptacle "for this purpose which utilizes both the ironing board and the usual accessory clothes basket as supports to secure an extensive spread of the receptacle.

A further object of the invention is to construct the novel receptacle in the form of a sheet with unique tie means for securing it to the ironing board and clothes basket.

Another object of the invention is to design it along lines of simplicity and durability.

An important object of the invention is to form the receptacle in one unit for quick handling and to save the loss or misplacement of parts.

With the above objects in view and any others which may suggest themselves from the description to follow, a better understanding of the invention may be had by reference to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the receptacle as applied to the ironing board and clothes basket;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged section on the line 22 of Fig. 1; l

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the receptacle alone; and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail section on the Q line 4-4 of Fig.2.

Referring specifically to the drawing, It denotes a typical ioldable ironing board formed with rear legs H and a diagonal center leg I2 extending to the front. A conventional clothes basket is shown at I3, its position for the present purpose being crosswise in front of the ironing board.

The receptacle for the overhanging or pendent portions of the garments or other articles being ironed is in the form of a sheet M of durable cloth, fabric or other material spread in horizontal position under the ironing board some eight to ten inches above the floor.

The sheet M is formed with a rear hem it closed at both ends to provide a permanent pocket for a wooden cross-rail It. The rear portion of the sheet is interrupted by a pair of narrow cutouts l1; and from the outer sides of these pairs of short tapes 18 are extended.

The sheet M is also formed with long hems i9 at the sides, these hems being closed at the rear and open in front. Long tapes 2|] are housed in the hems I9, being secured at their as shown in Fig. 2. Now the tapes rear ends to th hem material and extending from the front of the sheet as indicated at 21.

The front of the sheet [4 is made with a "transverse hem 22 which is open at both ends.

Tapes 23 are lodged in each half of this hem, the inner ends of the tapes being made fast to the hem material while the outer portions BX- tend from the front of the sheet as indicated at 24.

The sheet I4 is made with a longitudinal, oblong opening 25 in the center toward the front.

In the application of the receptacle to the ironing board, the cut-outs ll are designed to receive the lower portions of the rear legs ll, 18 are gathered around the respective legs H and tied as indicated at 26, this action drawing the rail l6 firmly against the legs H and fixing the position of the rear portion of the receptacle in respect to the ironing board. Also, the tapes l8, originating on the outer sides of the cut-outs ll, serve to draw the sheet taut across the space between the legs I l.

The opening 25 aifords the passage of th diagonal leg l2 through the receptacle and is sufiiciently long for ample clearance in this respect. The frontal portion of the receptacle is secured .by tying the tape ends 2| and 24 in pairs to the handles 27 of the clothes basket l3, as clearly indicated in Fig. 2. The frontal corners of the sheet are cut on a bias, as seen at 28, to afford sufficient eparation for the issuing tapes.

It is understood that the ties of the receptacle to the ironing board legs ll will be at about the same level as those to the basket handles El, so

that the receptacle will be suspended like a net underneath the ironing board with the center sagging somewhat, as indicated in Fig. 1. This figure shows that the receptacle is fully as long as the ironing board, while Fig. 2 indicates that the receptacle is of ample width to catch any sleeves, legs or other garment portions which may overhang or depend from the sides of the ironing board, retaining such parts from contacting the floor or being stepped upon by the user of the ironing board. At the same time, the receptacle is sufficiently elevated from the floor to be out of the Way of the operators feet. In fact, since the sides of the receptacle are only reinforced by the internal tapes Ell, they are readily yieldable in case they are engaged times by the operators ankles, this action incidentally helping to raise the sides of the receptacleand more fully guard garment portions retained in the same. The use of the clothes basket as a frontal support for the receptacle is a benefit from the viewpoint that the clothes basket is a necessary adjunct to the ironing board and in the present case not only forms a frontal support for the receptacle, but also makes possible a maximum length for the same in a zone otherwise occupied only by the clothes basket. The receptacle thus forms an eiiicient intermediary between the ironing board and the clothes basket.

While I have described the invention alon specific lines, various minor changes or refinements may be made therein without departing from its principle, and I desire to consider such changes and refinements as coming within the scope and spirit of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A receptacle for overhanging portions of articles being pressed on a conventional foldable ironing board, comprising a sheet extending longitudinally under the ironing board at a level above the floor, the rear end of the sheet having a pair of laterally-spaced cut-outs for the passage of the lower portions of the rear ironing board legs, tie means from said rear end around said portions, and other means to support the front of the sheet, said rear end being formed as a transverse hem interrupted by said cut-outs, and a rail lodged in the hem along said end and with the portions exposed by said cut-outs in engagement with said leg portions.

2. A receptacle for overhanging portions of articles being pressed on a conventional ironing board, comprising a sheet extending longitudinally under the ironing board at a level above the floor, means to suspend the rear portion of the sheet from the rear legs of the ironing board, the forward portion of the sheet having an opening for the passage of the diagonal leg of the ironing board, and. other means carried by the sheet to support the frontal portion thereof from the handles of a conventional clothes basket positioned crosswise in front of the ironing board, said means comprising hems in the sides of the sheet, tapes in the hems secured in the rear ends thereof and issuing from the front ends of the hems, a transverse frontal hem in the front end of the sheet, and other tapes secured in the center of said frontal hem and issuing from the outer ends thereof, the issuing tapes forming pairs at the sides of the sheet to constitute said means by being tied to the respective clothes basket handles.

RUTH ULLBERG. 

